Car crashes into 3 vehicles in Morristown; driver has gunshot wound to leg, eyewitnesses said

8:37 AM,
Feb. 2, 2014

This Ford Explorer was struck Friday evening on Lincoln Street in Morristown by a car driven by a motorist who neighbors said sustained a gunshot wound. Blood stains are visible around the Explorer. January 31, 2014. Daily Record/Peggy Wright

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A male driver who crashed into three vehicles Friday afternoon on Lincoln Street apparently suffered a gunshot wound to his leg, residents said Saturday.

Morris County First Assistant Prosecutor Thomas Zelante late Friday said only "under investigation" when asked if a shooting occurred. A Morristown Police department spokesman referred calls to the prosecutor's office.

But Lincoln Street residents said Saturday that word quickly spread of a gunshot wound. Saturday morning, latex gloves were still strewn on the street, yellow crime scene tape was still strung and large blood stains ...